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What tradition at Shelby High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
454
High
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY CITY·NCES 391000901629
Shelby High School
1 Whippet Way, Shelby, OH 44875 · (419) 342-5065 · Richland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Ohio public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
220 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 131 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 22% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shelby City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
61.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.9% | 61.1% |
| 2021-22 | 65.9% | 51.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Shelby High School
Shelby High School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby High School this school | 454 | 48.5% | 72.0% |
| Norwayne High School Creston | 415 | 48.9% | 81.3% |
| Westfall High School Williamsport | 407 | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| Indian Lake High School Lewistown | 441 | 51.9% | 63.8% |
| Southeast High School Ravenna | 424 | 46.0% | 61.3% |
| Harrison Central Jr./Sr. High School Cadiz | 546 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Shelby High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #201 of 403 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #218 of 776 ▲ 3 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #293 of 774 ▼ 19 | #4 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.7pp | #193 of 742 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #419 of 888 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #391 of 739 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #690 of 749 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #180 of 435 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #349 of 484 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-70 (-13%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 27.2 | 16.7:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 27.4 | 19.0:1 | 45% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 31.4 | 15.9:1 | 35% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 25.5 | 19.3:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 39% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 780 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 10% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 39 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (491 to 454); teachers up 7% (25.5 to 27.2).
About Shelby High School
A low-enrollment high school in Shelby, Ohio, Shelby High School is part of Shelby City. It had 454 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Shelby City counts 1,794 students in its 3 schools, and Shelby High School is one of them.
At Shelby High School, 96% of students are White. That is higher than the 85% White share among all Richland County residents. The diversity index for Shelby High School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Shelby High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Shelby High School lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Ohio public high schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shelby High School would be expected to post about 70.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.0%.
In the surrounding county, Richland County, median household income comes to about $59,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 18,772 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Shelby Elementary School, is the closest to Shelby High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 72.0% is above the 68.8% average for nearby schools.
Shelby High School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 454, compared with 524 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.7:1, from 18.7:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby City
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Shelby Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
Other schools in Shelby
- Pioneer Career & TechnologyHigh · 1,105 students
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Shelby Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
Other Shelby High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Shelby High. Shelby High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Shelby HighShelby, NC · 792 students
- Shelby High SchoolSHELBY, MI · 346 students
- Shelby High SchoolShelby, MT · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Shelby Elementary School0.2 mi · 866
- Shelby Middle School0.2 mi · 474
- Pioneer Career & Technology0.9 mi · 1,105
- Plymouth High School6.8 mi · 118
- Shiloh Middle School6.8 mi · 205
- Shiloh Elementary School6.8 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shelby High School?
Shelby High School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shelby High School serve?
Shelby High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shelby High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Shelby High School.
How diverse is Shelby High School?
Shelby High School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby High School?
Shelby High School is overseen by Shelby City in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.